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Indianapolis Stockyards

Name: Indianapolis Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2020-11-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Rockville, Indiana · Tue, Nov 24

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1966

← Nov 17Nov 24Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 68▲ 19 vs year ago 74 · +25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 207 vs last sale 419▲ 72 vs year ago 140 · +51.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter steers were 1.00 to 2.00 lower and slaughter heifers were 1.00 lower with lower packer bids this week. Holstein slaughter steers were 1.00 higher this week. Cows had instances of higher/lower with bulls 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady with feeder heifers 3.00 lower and feeder bulls trending higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.54/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$115.54

37 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$6

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$36.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.44

vs IN average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	120.47	560	32
Medium and Large 2	674	84.00	566	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.47/cwt here — about −$6 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale37 hd

115.54

—

IN average3 barns · 362 hd

105.10

+10.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,765	75.12	1,326	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,448	64.13	929	27
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,575	56.50	890	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,464	51.27	751	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,210	38.86	470	8thin
Dairy Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,352	91.33	1,235	3thin
Dairy Steers	Choice	Average	1,658	87.63	1,452	4thin
Dairy Steers	Select	Low	1,150	68.50	788	1thin
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,288	106.44	1,371	56
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,163	100.09	1,164	30
Heifers	Select	Average	1,460	92.00	1,343	1thin
Heifers	Standard	Average	1,320	81.98	1,082	3thin
Steers	Prime	Average	1,390	110.00	1,529	6thin
Steers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,366	105.31	1,439	23
Steers	Choice	Average	1,464	101.51	1,486	4thin

Every lot

46 lots · USDA AMS · Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	131.75/cwt	126.00–133.00	693	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	355	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	433	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	122.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	509	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	557	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	636	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	589	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	778	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	453	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	454	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	127.81/cwt	126.00–128.00	663	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	606	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	606	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	85.10/cwt	80.00–90.00	608	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	2
Slaughter Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,366	105.31/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,439	23
Steers	—	Prime	1,390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,529	6
Steers	—	Choice	1,464	101.51/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,486	4
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,163	100.09/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,164	30
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,288	106.44/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,371	56
Heifers	—	Standard	1,320	81.98/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,082	3
Heifers	—	Select	1,460	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,343	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	69.95/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,804	79.78/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,439	5
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,175	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,849	1
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,175	74.07/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,611	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	980	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	696	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	27.90/cwt	27.00–28.50	283	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	39.50/cwt	39.50–39.50	492	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,281	43.11/cwt	40.50–45.00	552	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	48.18/cwt	46.50–50.50	690	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	70.67/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,027	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	61.82/cwt	56.00–66.50	909	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	54.35/cwt	53.00–55.50	813	7
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,575	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select	1,150	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	788	1
Dairy Steers	—	Choice and Prime	1,352	91.33/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,235	3
Dairy Steers	—	Choice	1,550	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,364	2
Dairy Steers	—	ChoiceHeavy Weight	1,765	87.25/cwt	87.25–87.25	1,540	2

This sale against other markets

Indiana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Indiana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Indiana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Indianapolis Stockyards - Rockville, IN

Tue Nov 24, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Indianapolis, IN (LS-IS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 68Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 419Year ago 140

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,804	78.00–83.00	79.78
6	—	1,528	64.00–74.00	69.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	85.00	85.00
2	—	2,175	73.00–75.00	74.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,163	95.00–102.00	100.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	80.00–85.00	81.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,288	104.00–108.00	106.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,352	90.00–92.00	91.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Choice · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,765	87.25	87.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	100.00–102.00	101.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,390	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,366	103.00–107.00	105.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	27.00–28.50	27.90
5	—	1,281	40.50–45.00	43.11
1	—	1,245	39.50	39.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,453	68.00–74.00	70.67
20	—	1,470	56.00–66.50	61.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	53.00–55.50	54.35
7	—	1,433	46.50–50.50	48.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	56.50	56.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	80.00–90.00	85.10
4	—	606	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	151.00	151.00
2	—	995	100.00	100.00
6	—	363	125.00	125.00
20	—	519	126.00–128.00	127.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	120.00	120.00
4	—	561	105.00	105.00
11	—	509	125.00	125.00
7	—	416	118.00–126.00	122.43
2	—	263	135.00	135.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	115.00–117.00	116.02
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	95.00	95.00
2	—	778	75.00	75.00
1	—	550	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	116.00	116.00
16	—	526	126.00–133.00	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
2	—	725	85.00	85.00
1	—	445	100.00	100.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.